Springfield hears public concerns as Selectboard reviews comprehensive Land Use Ordinance rewrite
At a June 22 public hearing, the Selectboard considered a complete rewrite of Springfield’s Land Use Ordinance that loosens some dimensional rules for infill, tightens environmental protections and rewrites quarry rules; residents urged larger blasting setbacks and removal of extraction from small residential districts. The board will consider Ordinance Committee redlines on July 20 and send any revised draft to the Planning Commission for a formal report and second hearing.
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The Town of Springfield Selectboard heard a public hearing June 22 on a comprehensive rewrite of the town’s Land Use Ordinance, including major changes to housing rules, environmental protections and a substantial rewrite of earth resource extraction provisions.
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